EASY Double Cheese Baked Mac & Cheese🧀🍝
This easy recipe for Baked Mac and Cheese is a viewer recipe that was sent to me. If you love mac and cheese but not all the calories, this is the one for you!
How to Make This:
Ingredients:
8 oz whole grain macaroni
1 ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese, reduced fat
12oz fat free cottage cheese
¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp Brummel and brown
2 Tbsp all purpose flour
2 cups plain almond milk
½ tsp salt
⅛ tsp pepper
½ cup italian or regular panko bread crumbs
cooking spray
Instructions:
Cook Macaroni according to directions.
Drain and set aside when done.
In a medium saucepan, melt the ¼ cup butter spread on medium heat.
Stir in flour until smooth.
Pour in milk and stir. Increase heat slightly and gradually bring to low boil, stirring constantly.
Cook and continue to stir, until sauce has thickened, about 2-5 minutes.
Add salt and pepper and stir in.
In a 9X9 casserole dish, sprayed with cooking spray, pour in 1/2 of macaroni.
Add 1/2 of the cottage cheese, followed by 1/2 the cheddar.
Repeat with remaining ingredients.
Pour sauce over macaroni and cheese.
Melt remaining butter spread and stir in bread crumbs.
Sprinkle over mac and cheese.
Bake, uncovered, at 375F for 30-35 minutes.
Enjoy!
WW Points (Per Serving):
Makes 6 servings. WW Points per serving - 9 PTs. If you are a WW member click this link to take you to the recipe and Recipe builder, current plan points, and to track it in the WW app.➡ WW Recipe (Must be logged into WW on a device with the app.)
Nutrition Facts:
Yield: 6 servings
CALORIES: 343 TOTAL FAT: 13 g SATURATED FAT: 5 g CHOLESTEROL: 23 mg SODIUM: 861 mg CARBOHYDRATES: 37 g FIBER: 5 g SUGAR: 3 g PROTEIN: 21 g
*Nutritional Information was calculated using myfitnesspal, values may vary based off ingredients selected.
Utensils/Tools/Ingredients:
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Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
Magnetic Nesting Stainless Steel Measuring Spoon Set
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